CM wrong on Covid-19 vaccines: Kiran Mazumdar
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw rebuts CM Siddaramaiah’s Covid vaccine-heart attack link in Hassan, calling it factually incorrect and misleading.
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Siddaramaiah hinted that recent heart attack deaths in Hassan might be tied to the rushed approval of Covid-19 vaccines.(PTI)
BENGALURU, 3 JULY
Biocon founder and
Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Thursday opposed Karnataka Chief
Minister Siddaramaiah's remarks linking Covid-19 vaccines with a spate of heart
attack deaths in the state's Hassan district, saying such claims are
"'factually incorrect" and "misleading".
Siddaramaiah has
suggested that the recent heart attack deaths in Hassan district may be linked
to 'hastily' approved Covid-19 vaccines.
In a social media
post, Shaw said "Covid-19 vaccines developed in India were approved under
the Emergency Use Authorisation framework, following rigorous protocols aligned
with global standards for safety and efficacy. To suggest that these vaccines
were 'hastily' approved is factually incorrect and contributes to public
misinformation."
"These
vaccines have saved millions of lives and, like all vaccines, may cause side
effects in a very small number of individuals. It is important to acknowledge
the science and data-driven processes behind their development, rather than
engage in retrospective blame," Shaw said.
Meanwjile, study
conducted by the AIIMS-Delhi in collaboration with the Indian Council of
Medical Research (ICMR) has claimed that there was no link between Covid-19 vaccination and sudden cardiac arrests among young individuals.
A panel of doctors
at a press conference in AIIMS said that the ongoing study has so far examined
300 cases of sudden death, particularly among people under the age of 40.
Though all of them had received Covid-19 vaccine doses, preliminary findings
suggest other health and lifestyle-related causes were more prominent reasons
behind the attack.
The Chief Minister
said on Tuesday that more than 20 people died of heart attack in Hassan
district in the past month alone, and that the state government was taking the
matter seriously.
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